[originaltext]M: I agree with your proposal at the meeting this morning, it was

M: I agree with your proposal at the meeting this morning, it was a good one.
W: You should have backed me up then, when I needed it.
Q: What did the woman mean?

M: I wish I could get used to this American custom of using first names.
W: I usually call just my good friends by their first names.
Q: What is the man complaining about?